| Deposit ID | 10040905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055790 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Idria - San Carlos Mine |
| Related records | 10164022 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.65877, 36.39272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Benito(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Idria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Benito |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018S | 012E | 04 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Metacinnabar | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Panoche Formation |
| Rock description | Panoche Formation |
| (1) | -120.65877, 36.39272 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N 70 W Coalinga Anticline New Idria Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Coalinga Anticline, New Idria Thrust Fault |
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1858 |
| District name | New Idria |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Idria Quicksilver Mining Co. |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2590.8M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055790 |
ECKEL, E. B. AND MYERS, W. B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 81 - 124
BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA IS LARGE OVAL BODY OF SHEARED SERPENTINE, RIMMED BY FRANCISCAN AND OVERLAIN BY PANOCHE. STRUCTURE IS ASSYMMETRIC ANTICLINE WITH OVERTURNED BEDS AND NEW IDRIA THRUST FAULT ON NE SIDE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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